The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-27
Baseball Notes.

Baseball at Danville, H.: Rockfords, s. Platts,
1t is possible the Brooklyns may engage Els
Textbook.
Hornuug, the Boston left-felder, has made but
in eleven games.
The Frankfort ball club defeated the Russia
viles by score of "a to 10.
Harry Wright is going to try Fl. McElhone,
pitcher of the Gloucester Baseball Club.
The Cuban Giants have played 103 games this
season. winning IA, losing twenty with three
ties.
Manager John Kelly. of the Louisville club,
intends TO play first base with his team here
after
Peter Hotaling, the center fielder of the Cleve-
land club, is doing great work In batting and
fielding.
Ferguson, of the Philadelphia. has strained a
tendon in the sole of MS foot, and will be
able to pitch for two weeks.
New York Herald: The Indianapolis club has
been trying to get all the work possible out of
Boyle, but the latter objects to working more
than two days in the week
Dunlap's fielding average is .95L In his last
thirty games he had six errors, put out ninety
five men, and assisted in disposing of 107, an av-
erage for these games of .971.
Conway, the Detroit pitcher, who made good
record at the commencement of the season, is
again practicing, and will hasten to the rescue
of the club, which is losing ground very fast.
Cincinnati Times-Star: John" said the wife
of a baseball umpire, Tommy has been a bad
little boy today us that sol" he replied alb
sentmincedly. well, Pll fine him $25.'
1t now safely be predicted thai the Ameri-
can Association will not change from the guar
antee to the percentage of the gate receipts plan
of paying visiting clubs. Four cluos-Athletics,
Brooklyn, Baltimore and Cincinnatl-are against
the change, and it will rot be made.
Ba)-players of the Western teams declare that
they are willing to make fight against the
serve rule and sales abuse at early date, and
fund is likely to be raised and case
made. The remedy seems to be in longer
tracG terms. The players are also disposed to
fight for more equitable contracts
New York Times: OF the four tail -enders-
Philadelphia, Washington, Pittsburg and In
dianapoiis-the Ponies are doing the best work.
They have improved in their batting and field
ing, their pitchers are doing fine, steady work,
and every man of them thinks Philadelphia has
as much to say about the fate of the pennant as
either Detroit, Chicago Boston or New York.
The latest calculation of the Association bat
ting averages show that Foutz leads, with an av-
ONeill, .4S0; Caruthers, 1863; Browning, .467.
aud Mack. .425. The other Louisville players
rank follows: Hecker, 1866; Collins, .36I;
Wolfe .346; kerins .343; l.. Cross, BIZ; Wer-
rick, .3l3 White, .287. Cook. .252, and Ramsey,
.23Z
President John B. Day, of the New Yorks, says:
Il consider Mutrie good manager, and there
he hasn't been able TO get the pennant yet but
neither have the Detroits, and they believe they
have the best team and manager in the country
Every one believes 1t has the best team, and
people always howl because the home club loses
If New York hasn't been able to win the pennant
their managers. 1t is absurd to lay any blame
there"